Pope Damasus I

Pope Damasus I (305-11 December 384) was the Pope from 366 to 384, succeeding Pope Liberius and preceding Pope Siricius.

Biography
Damasus was born in 305 AD in Egitania, Lusitania, Roman Empire (present-day Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal. After the death of Pope Liberius, Damasus was elected as the new Pope after factional violence that involved some of his supporters murdering those of Antipope Felix II. Damasus was involved in the veneration of martyrs of the Catholic Church, and he granted access to the Catacombs of Rome to the faithful. He died in Rome in 384.